Chapter 64

It had been quite difficult but in the end Leia had been able to find a ship, that would bring her to the Palace of the Queen in Theed and she hoped that she would arrive there in time. While she was flying towards the danger, she spotted a lot of ships that were fleeing Theed because of the surprise attack on the planet and she couldn't help but ask herself: Was there maybe a connection between that attack on Theed and the attack on the Base of the Empire in the Odik System, which also took place right now? Of course she had no prove at all for her theory, it just was some kind of bad feeling that she had at this moment and deep down she also hoped that they had no traitor inside their own ranks.

Maybe she was being a litte bit too much pessimistic at this point, even if things weren't looking so good at this point, she still needed to motivate herself to believe that she could still turn things around with a little bit of help even if that was easier said than done.

Palace of the Queen of Naboo, Theed

Flanked by four Security Guards Padme and the Queen had almost reached their final destination, the Hangar from where the ship of the Queen would take them away from the Planet but the former Queen and Senator had a hunch that this plan wouldn't work without some complications in the process. She could hear the Blaster Shots in the long hallways of the Palace, as the Security Guards did all they could to buy the Queen and her Security Escort some time and she couldn't help but think about the time where she was in the same position that Queen Mairayn was in right now. As she continued to follow the others through the secret passage, she thought about her two children, kind of second guessing her decision for a short moment and just had to ask herself that one question: What if I don't make it out of here in one piece? Leia and Luke would be devasted if they loose me for real this time around.

Of course I knew from the start what I was getting myself into, as I decided to make my way to the Palace and I survived diffcult situations like these in the past, so no matter how hard it might be I'm going to return to my children in one piece. Bail and his wife had been great parents to Leia, the former Queen and Senator was also thankful for the fact that they had given her daughter a home and everything else that she needed to live but Padme was now determined to make the best out of this unexpected second chance that she got to be with her children.

Odik System, near the third Planet of the System

Thanks to the arrivial of the Calvary the Forces of Grand Admiral Thrawn had been able to even the odds a little bit in the fight against the Fleet of the New Republic and they were determined to stand their ground till the enemy was beaten. Meanwhile on the surface of Odik III, the ground troops of the New Republic continued to move towards the Base of Grand Admiral Thrawn's forces, but were being met by strong resistance by the Stormtroopers that defended it.

The Flagship of Grand Admiral Thrawn's third fleet

„As expected the arrival of our fleet was able to turn around the battle in our favor, resulting in the enemy suffering the loss of many ships so far but I still think that it is too early to declare our men the victors in this important battle." Captain Price said to the Holographic Image of Grand Admiral Thrawn and it seemed like it that the Admiral was satisfied with the good news from one of his loyal servants.

„I'm sure that once the pathetic remants of the New Republic fleet will flee the system, they will know once and for all that there's no other way than to bow down to the new and stronger than ever Empire under my lead." Thrawn replied before he ended the conversation from his end, because there wasn't anything else that needed to be said at this point.

Palace of the Queen of Naboo, Theed

As expected some kind of „welcome comitee" was already waiting for their arrival in the hangar of the Palace and so the Security Escort quickly had to look for cover and Padme knew from experience how hard that was to do in this kind of envoirement. Because of the fact that there wasn't any other alternative, the Security Guards hid themselves together with the Queen and the other woman behind some Naboo Starfighters and returned fire towards the attacking Stormtroopers from there.

Over the loud noise of the blaster shots from both sides of the hangar, Padme tried to talk to Queen Mairayn: „I know it doesn't look all too good right now, but trust me I know from experience that there's still a way to get out of this mess in one piece even if it's not going to be easy." She hoped that her little motivation speech had served it's purpose in the end and of course Queen Mairayn had every right to be nervous in a situation like this one. Before the Queen was able to respond, one of the Palace Security Guards next to him fell to the floor dead, Padme didn't hesitate a lot with grabbing the Blaster from the man and then was able to kill two Stormtroopers who got a little bit too close to their current position.

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